Kenton manor house

HER Number

1348

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Kenton manor house

Place

Kenton

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Manor House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The Northumberland County History records the existence, in 1930, of a manor house, opposite the 19th century hall, with possible 17th century architectural details (perhaps inserted), bearing the date 1616. The house has since been demolished.

Easting

421900

Northing

567600

Grid Reference

NZ421900567600

Sources

<< HER 1348 >> M.H. Dodds, 1930, Kenton Township, Northumberland County History, XIII, 356-7; T. Faulkner and P. Lowery, 1996, Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland, p 24